City of Devi
Searching for his own lover in the midst of this turmoil is Jaz--cocky, handsome, and glib. "The Jazter," as he calls himself, is Muslim, but his true religion has steadfastly been sex with men. Dodging danger at every step, both he and Sarita are inexorably drawn to Devi ma, the patron goddess who has reputedly appeared in person to save her city. What they find will alter their lives more fundamentally than any apocalypse to come.
A wickedly comedic and fearlessly provocative portrayal of individuals balancing on the sharp edge of fate, The City of Devi brilliantly upends assumptions of politics, religion, and sex, and offers a terrifying yet exuberant glimpse of the end of the world.
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The best sex comedy of the year about nuclear war between India and Pakistan...Even amid the wondrous variety of contemporary Indian fiction, Suri's work stands apart, mingling comedy and death, eroticism and politics, godhood and Bollywood like no one else. --Ron Charles
Wild, kaleidoscopic . . . dazzling.
Combines, in a magician's feat, the thrill of Bollywood with the pull of a thriller. Set in a city at the brink of the end, this is a fiercely imagined story of three souls haunted by a love that will change their most elemental ideas of identity. Manil Suri's bravest and most passionate book. --Kiran Desai"
Even amid the wondrous variety of contemporary Indian fiction, Suri s work stands apart, mingling comedy and death, eroticism and politics, godhood and Bollywood like no one else. --Ron Charles"
With comedic flashes and a plot that pulses forward, Suri s tale solidifies the reputation that he earned as a master storyteller with The Death of Vishnu and The Age of Shiva. "
A stirringly poignant love story, drawn with deep compassion. "
Wild, kaleidoscopic . . . dazzling. "
The City of Devi is so exuberant and sexy, one may wish to purchase a prophylactic alongside it. When the world comes to an end, I will spend my last days in Mumbai clutching a copy of Manil Suri's dazzling epic. --Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story and Absurdistan"
